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Ahgong

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http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/e-bikers-geylang-dicing-death

 

E-bikers in Geylang dicing with death

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He suggested that the highway code test should include training on how motorists can share the roads with PMDs and bicycles.

 

This could be extended to new drivers, those on vocational licences and those who take the Safe Driving Course (for motorists who have accumulated half or more of their maximum demerit points.)

 

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It is precisely because of their ignorance of highway code that makes them ride anyway they like, maciam like there is no rules.

 

Seriously, we as drivers, who had taken the highway code, are aware of how to share the road.

each time we are on the road, we are sharing it with thousands of other vehicle driven people.

 

the training should be extended to these PMDs/PADs and other electrical/motorized two wheelers so THAT THEY know how to share the road.

it should be mandated that if they do not have proof of their basic theory, they shouldn't be allowed on the road where vehicles ply. no?  :slow: 

 

 

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Ahgong

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Car is expensive

 

MRT is breaking down

 

Bus is unreliable (someone said)

 

What are we left with?

 

erm... our two kah? :grin:

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inlinesix

inlinesix

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Very irresponsible cyclist, may cause inconveniences to himself n others.

Hope the authorities comes up with a solution.

 

The authorities will nvr comes up with any solution.  Solution = More work.

 

Instead, the person who post this video should write to Hui Ge and complain that LTA is incompetent.  All tunnel is monitored 24/7.  Once cyclist is spotted, either TP or LTA enforcer should be scramble to escort this idiot out of tunnel.  Consequently, this idiot should be given a heavy fine.

 

As tax payer, if we don't complain, civil servant will not work.  The more we complain, the more they are on the ball.

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Adrianli

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The authorities will nvr comes up with any solution.  Solution = More work.

 

Instead, the person who post this video should write to Hui Ge and complain that LTA is incompetent.  All tunnel is monitored 24/7.  Once cyclist is spotted, either TP or LTA enforcer should be scramble to escort this idiot out of tunnel.  Consequently, this idiot should be given a heavy fine.

 

As tax payer, if we don't complain, civil servant will not work.  The more we complain, the more they are on the ball.

 

How you know it did not happen? Maybe kena already? Just that cam car never follow cyclist all the way and capture what happened later. :a-fun:

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How you know it did not happen? Maybe kena already? Just that cam car never follow cyclist all the way and capture what happened later. :a-fun:

 

That's why must complain lor.  No complain how to know whether these ppl are working or not.

 

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Ender

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Among the PMD, I rank E-sccoters as most hazardous to pedestrians.  E-bikes tends to stay on the road, hence a hazard to themselves and motorist.

 

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/riders-capping-e-scooter-speed-ahead-of-new-rules

 
Riders capping e-scooter speed ahead of new rules

E-scooter users who own devices that can travel at excessive speeds have been tuning them back down to the speed limit, ahead of changes to the law expected to kick in next year.

A new Bill regulating these personal mobility devices (PMDs) was tabled in Parliament this month which will govern where and how they should be used, and what criteria they must meet, such as weight.

Under the Active Mobility Bill, those who use non-compliant PMDs - which include e-scooters - not only face stiff penalties but also risk having their devices confiscated.

 

These devices should not weigh more than 20kg, and the maximum speed is 25kmh.

Three major e-scooter retailers said they have had customers requesting that their devices be tuned down after seeing the harsh penalties written into the new law.

 
 

First-time offenders caught riding non-compliant e-scooters could be fined up to $5,000, or jailed up to three months, or both.

"Most customers gave feedback that they are worried about being fined, or having their scooter confiscated," said Mr Ryan Tan, who runs retailer Passion Gadgets.

Mr Victor Lee, general manager of Falcon PEV, estimates there are 20,000 e-scooter users in Singapore and about half of them use cheaper but non-compliant devices, mostly from China.

"Higher-end scooters are sold in Europe, which already have regulations in place similar to Singapore's," he said.

Non-compliant devices can be electronically programmed to have their speeds capped, said Mr Ifrey Lai, director of Mobot.

"A speed of 25kmh is just nice, any faster than that and the scooter can be difficult to manoeuvre in the event of an emergency," he said.

One e-scooter user who tuned down his device last week is personal trainer Andrew Deng, 50.

He paid $30 for the service, but said this was a small price to pay, considering the harsh penalties that would kick in next year.

"It has to be done anyway, I'm not going to risk losing my scooter to the new rules," said Mr Deng, adding that his e-scooter could previously travel up to 40kmh.

He uses his e-scooter daily to commute the 7.5km from his home in Serangoon to his workplace in Ang Mo Kio.

But not everyone is pleased that speeds have to be capped.

Engineer Joel Tan, 40, said the penalties are too harsh. "The majority are just using these scooters as a form of transport and are considerate to the people around them," said Mr Tan. He plans to tune down his scooter, which can travel up to 35kmh, soon.

But Mr Denis Koh, who heads the interest group Big Wheel Scooters Singapore, which has almost 13,000 members on Facebook, said the penalties are necessary.

They also show that the authorities would not tolerate attempts to flout the rules. "It is meant to be a deterrent - I don't think it is meant to discourage people from using e-scooters," he said.

 

 

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http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/woman-hurt-in-e-scooter-crash-on-road-to-recovery

 

Woman hurt in e-scooter crash on road to recovery

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It was a special Christmas for the Leong family as mum returned after being in hospital for three months.

 

Madam Ang Liu Kiow, 53, had been in a coma after an accident on Sept 17 involving a 17-year-old on an electric scooter on a pavement along Pasir Ris Drive 1.

 

Last Friday, she defied the odds when she was discharged to spend the festive season with her family.

 

Doctors at Changi General Hospital had said her chances of waking up were slim and the family had prepared for the worst. She had two brain operations and suffered multiple mini strokes.

 

Madam Ang gradually woke up from the coma in October, and can now move and utter short words. She is still learning to stand and walk, and has to use a wheelchair.

 

Speaking to The Straits Times on Christmas Eve, odd-job worker Leong Loon Wah, 53, said: "I'm happy that my wife is home, and just want her to get better."

 

He said she began to show signs of consciousness in early October.

 

"She could open her eyes and it was like a ray of hope for us. Doctors and other medical staff then said that she can try physiotherapy, and she has responded well to it."

 

Mr Leong had spent two hours a day at his wife's bedside while she lay unconscious in the intensive care unit on life support. He massaged her, willing her to get better.

 

Their son, Dominic, 16, recently got his N-level results from Coral Secondary School. He did well, scoring nine points. He said his father, who cried in the hospital, grew more optimistic as his mum started to get better. The couple also have a daughter, 26, a nurse, and another son, 22, a university student.

 

The family believes Madam Ang, a housewife, was out to run errands when the accident happened.

 

The teen has been arrested and police investigations are ongoing. The episode led to calls for stiffer rules to prevent repeats of such incidents, as well as for users of personal mobility devices (PMDs) to buy third-party insurance.

 

From May to October, the Land Transport Authority issued more than 860 advisories to people found riding bicycles, e-bikes and other PMDs dangerously on footpaths and cycling paths.

 

The family members have not heard from the teen, but Mr Leong said they are not angry. "We still don't know who is right or wrong."

 

A maid has been hired for Madam Ang, who no longer has to be tube-fed and can eat soft foods like porridge.

 

Her medical and hospitalisation fees total more than $100,000, most of it paid via financial aid schemes. The family is checking if insurance can cover other costs. Mr Leong, who earns just over $1,000 a month, is worried about his wife's physiotherapy costs, but says they can get by if they try to save.

 

"No matter how tough it gets, I'll want to take care of her and stay by her side. After all, we've spent so many years of our lives together," said Mr Leong. They will mark their 30th wedding anniversary in May.

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